The totally off-topic thread

[TomVexille]

If so, it looks like said person also has a fairly conservative haircut.

Side part?

 

[drross]

Someone on Twitter pointed out that the 2014 FIFA World Cup logo looks like someone facepalming themselves.

Never er noticed that before. Weird haircut certainly

 

[Hvr]

Never er noticed that before. Weird haircut certainly

Maybe he's face palming at being caught out with the world's worst comb over?

 

[erkpod]

Update: The possibility has been raised that my issue has been caused by a spider bite.

 

[anat0l]

Hey kids... what do you call a smartphone which has completely run out of battery power?

A paperweight!

 

[JohnK]

It is not the gift that matters. It is the thought that counts?

 

[Pushka]

Hey kids... what do you call a smartphone which has completely run out of battery power?

A paperweight!

Been into the red tonight?

 

[anat0l]

Been into the red tonight?

Well, on Android, when things go into critical, we don't see a red battery. First you get a beep / alert at 15%, then at 5% another beep / alert, along with auto-kick-in of power saving (e.g. screen brightness drops). The battery icon, normally green, turns into a "blank" battery with a "!" at 5%.

Anyway... basically did quite a lot on the phone today, and didn't bring a charging cable with me, so couldn't rig it up to the laptop. And the credit card sized backup battery which I had on hand doesn't give enough power for a new "life"... it actually is only for "emergencies". Silly me should've known. Anyway, lesson learned. Luckily I didn't lose all power at a critical time.

 

[whatmeworry]

Just saw this vid on FB.

[video=youtube;mf-DGKUNffI]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mf-DGKUNffI[/video]

 

[anat0l]

Just saw this vid on FB.

This definitely ain't new. But of course it still marvels all people, new and old hat.

I used this technique once to break into a friend's luggage after the combination lock which locked in his zip pulls malfunctioned, even though we had the right combination. Luckily the luggage was on its last legs before retirement.

 

[JessicaTam]

iPhone on its last legs and not going to hold out till the new one is released. And a week before I head overseas too.

I have a spare 4S if it will tide you over...

 

[TomVexille]

I have a spare 4S if it will tide you over...

I think it might

 

[cove]

The front page of the Financial Review today would have raised a few eyebrows today. Maybe it was someone departing the company who got this published.
ARMS BUILD UP
BUYS PLANES,
WORLD IS FUKT

 

[Pushka]

Well, on Android, when things go into critical, we don't see a red battery. First you get a beep / alert at 15%, then at 5% another beep / alert, along with auto-kick-in of power saving (e.g. screen brightness drops). The battery icon, normally green, turns into a "blank" battery with a "!" at 5%.

Are you sure there isn't an app for that? I've got an Amazon Fire I've hacked to create a full android device and I've got a red warning on a battery meter.

Good grief that makes me sound like such a geek. watching too much Big Bang Theory methinks.

 

[Flashback]

Are you sure there isn't an app for that? I've got an Amazon Fire I've hacked to create a full android device and I've got a red warning on a battery meter.

Good grief that makes me sound like such a geek. watching too much Big Bang Theory methinks.

My HTC goes green > yellow > red.

 

[anat0l]

Are you sure there isn't an app for that? I've got an Amazon Fire I've hacked to create a full android device and I've got a red warning on a battery meter.

Good grief that makes me sound like such a geek. watching too much Big Bang Theory methinks.

My HTC goes green > yellow > red.

Must be different indicators on different Android systems. Mine is the Samsung S3 Android system. It just has a green battery indicator that depletes until it gets to 5%, after which it's a grey battery with a "!" mark on it.

I could get an app for something a bit more visually dynamic, but I'm not usually watching the graphic and instead just the numerical % indicator.

 

[Flashback]

Must be different indicators on different Android systems. Mine is the Samsung S3 Android system. It just has a green battery indicator that depletes until it gets to 5%, after which it's a grey battery with a "!" mark on it.

I could get an app for something a bit more visually dynamic, but I'm not usually watching the graphic and instead just the numerical % indicator.

Yeh, I'd say so!

BTW in your signature:
Airlines: BA Silver | TK Elite | QF Silver / 83.07% LTS | VA Silver
Alliances: Star Alliance Gold | oneworld Ruby

Isn't BA Silver oneworld Sapphire?

 

[anat0l]

Isn't BA Silver oneworld Sapphire?

Fixed.

And then in two months time, going to have to fix it again! :-|

 

[JohnK]

Must be different indicators on different Android systems. Mine is the Samsung S3 Android system. It just has a green battery indicator that depletes until it gets to 5%, after which it's a grey battery with a "!" mark on it.

My Samsung S3 only has green colour for the battery indicator.

 

[RB]

Caught this sunrise photo on the way home from our local Dawn Service-good to be in Aust